U.S. Postal Service
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — KENOVA, West Virginia
| Employer | U.S. Postal Service |
| Address | 1300 Chestnut Street |
| City, State ZIP | KENOVA, West Virginia 25530 |
| Report ID | 2018077139 |
| Event Date | July 16, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. |
| Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental heat |
| Source of Injury | Heat-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 |
| Inspection # | 1336345 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.39871, -82.57646 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee returned from his mail route and was not feeling well due to the heat. He was later hospitalized for dehydration.
Incident Summary
On July 16, 2018, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in KENOVA, West Virginia suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2015 | Refinery Specialties Inc. | BRYAN, Texas | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | Hosp. |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc. | COTULLA, Texas | Heat exhaustion, prostration | Hosp. |
| Jul 27, 2017 | Davey Tree Service | TAMPA, Florida | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | Hosp. |
| Apr 9, 2015 | Brickman Group, LLC | HOUSTON, Texas | Heat exhaustion, prostration | Hosp. |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Electrical Corporation of America, Inc. | MIDDLEBURG, Florida | Heat exhaustion, prostration | Hosp. |
| Jul 15, 2015 | UPS | NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | Hosp. |
| Jun 16, 2018 | The Cincinnati Reds, LLC | CINCINNATI, Ohio | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | Hosp. |
| Sep 14, 2017 | Service Electric Company of Tennessee | BABSON PARK, Florida | Multiple effects of heat and light | Hosp. |
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